The breakout star of the show, Normal People, Paul Mescal has revealed how his family reacted to the many sex scenes on the show.
The program has been a massive success, but also prompted a backlash of people complaining about the amount of on screen sex and nudity. Joe Duffy’s Liveline was inundated with calls from shocked viewers.
On the Graham Norton show, Paul Mescal revealed how his own family reacted to the show which has hit over 30 million viewers.
Paul said that some of the older members of his family have avoided the sex scenes in the show, including his Granny and his Great Aunt.
“My granny warned my great aunt that there were a lot of sexy bits and that when she felt those were about to happen she should go off and do something else.”
“In episode two when we started kissing she took the dog out. But she underestimated the time it would take and as she came back in we were right in the throes of it all.”
The Maynooth native advised her that “a good long chore or a couple of cups of tea would do the trick next time!”
Tune in to Normal People on Tuesday at 10.15pm on RTE.
